Robert Whytt (1 ene 1714 año – 1 ene 1776 año)

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Scottish Neurologist

-Has the most recognized definition of "reflex" - "involuntary motions"

-Distinguished between voluntary and involuntary movement, implying that some nerves must be for conveying sensory information and others must signal muscle movement

-Defined "habit formation"

-Used decapitated frogs to demonstrate that leg muscles responded to physical stimulation (pinching), but when the nerve between leg and spinal cord was severed, no movement occurred

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